SCO summit has accredited more than 600 media representatives

More than 600 representatives of mass media accredited to the summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO) in Astana, which will begin its work in the capital of Kazakhstan on Friday, said the head of the press service of the foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan Anuar of Jainakov.

«More than 600 representatives of mass media accredited to attend the SCO summit in Astana, of which 466 — foreign. The press center of the summit has already begun its work,» wrote Jainakov on your Facebook page.

The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. In June 2016 at the summit in Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum on the membership of India and Pakistan. At the SCO summit in Astana, India and Pakistan will become full members of the organization.